A microwave-augmented plasma torch module

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 266-275

  Kuo, S P ^a   Bivolaru, Daniel ^b   Williams, Skip ^c   Carter, Campbell D ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ENTHALPY; ETHYLENE; FUEL INJECTION; IGNITION; MICROWAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERSONIC FLOW; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

CYLINDRICAL-SHAPED; MICROWAVE ADAPTORS; MICROWAVE COUPLING; MICROWAVE-AUGMENTED;

PLASMA TORCHES;

EID: 33646356207     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/15/2/012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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